Internet Radio May Stream North to Canada 73
An anonymous reader writes "With U.S. copyright royalties threatening to kill Internet radio in the U.S., Michael Geist explains why webcasters considering a move to Canada will find that the legal framework for Internet radio trades costs for complexity. There are two main areas of concern from a Canadian perspective — broadcast regulation and copyright fees. The broadcast side is surprisingly regulation-free, but there are at least three Canadian copyright collectives lining up to collect from Internet radio stations."
Unregulated By Choice! (Score:5, Informative)
Actually it's quite unregulated because the Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) chose to not regulate Internet broadcasting... back in 1999. [crtc.gc.ca]
Then again, we're also allowed to say "fuck" on the radio, unlike our American cousins....
Re:CRTC (Score:4, Informative)
Re:Canadian Content Law (Score:3, Informative)
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Re:Oh the irony (Score:4, Informative)